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The Fattest Growing Weekly Newspatwr la Northern New York
F a tl- A r iio n
L e in V C M i i t y 'i
a l a n d ^R epublican
No. I
Marketplace
Classified*
376-3525
Serving the greater Lewie County area since i 950
14SM D Y E A R N O . 2 1
L O W V IL L E , N . Y .
W E D N E S D A Y , JA N U A R Y
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Dairy Industry
Economic Key
First b a b y .
(Photo by Ja y R ussell)
FIRST BABY - E ight pound-eight
ounce Jeffrey John M athys, son of
M r. and M rs. R obert M athys,
G lenfleld R J J. 1, becam e Lewis
C ounty's f ir s t baby of 1973
and the winner of the Annual
F i r s t Baby C o n test sponsored by
area
m erchants through the
J o u rn a l and Republican.
T he sto rk a rriv e d late In Lewis
County this y e a r, with Jeffrey
being born on Jan u ary 3 a t 11:46
a .m .
M r. Mathys Is employed by
AMF In Lowville and M rs. Matbys
la employed by theN ew Y orkState
D epartm ent of T ran sp o rtatio n .
T he couple h a s an o th er daughter,
C h ristin a M a rie, aged five and a
half y e a rs.
M erchants participating in the
contest and o fferin g a bevy of
p riz e s to the F i r s t Baby and h is
p aren ts include B e y er’s , Inc.,
V er’s
R e stau ran t,
Lowvllle
E le c tric , In c ., A, H. Cumm ings
Je w elry , Monnat’s and Glenfleld
I.G.A., N ational Bank ofN orthern
New York, W atertown M attress
Com pany, John’s G rtU , Urbanlak
Studio, T he M argo Shop, Lewis
County T ru s t Com pany. R ossdale
F a rm s D a iry , Inc., Lyons F alls
N ational B ank, Low vllle Laundry,
T he F a lls P h a rm a c y , P and C
M arket, Lloyd’s o f Lowvllle and
M ille r’s G eneral S to re .
Army Confirms
Re-Route Order
F u rth e r d e ta ils of the d ir e c t. adherence to sta te o r local tr a f .
Ive Issued by F ir s t Army to flc la w s ..
a il units under its jurisdiction to
The d ire c tiv e pointed out to
re -ro u te convoys up Route 81 u n it com m anders that ‘'M ilitary
to the m ilitary b ase and avoid v e h ic le s, w hether traveling in­
the congested Route 12-26 c o r­ dividually o r U. convoy, a r e r e ­
rid o r through Lowvllle and Lewis quired to o b se rv e and conform to
County w ere revealed today.
lo cal laws and regulations. T his
The o rd e rs apparently w ere Includes com pliance with stop
Issued from F o rt M esde, Md., sig n s,
re d
traffic
lights,
to a ll F ir s t A rm y training.units caution sig n s o r lights and o ther
that have been using the Route reg u lato ry devices.
Vehicles
12-26 c o rrid o r.
should avoid tra v e l through
T he decision o f F ir s t Arm y to tow ns, v illag es o r congested
re -ro u te the convoy traffic cam e a r e a s when fe a sib le , to provide
about through the effo rts of Con­ m aximum sa fe ty to m ilita ry and
g ressm an Sam uel S . S tra tto n , D ., civilian tra ffic . . . ”
A m sterdam , working clo sely with
M ichael J . B la ir, ed ito r of the
Jo u rn al
and Republican and
with the support of Lowvllle
P olice Chief R obert McCue and
Assem blyman K , D aniel Haley,
D ., Waddlngton.
T he directiv e from F o rt Meade
sta te d In p ari:
** . » .R ecent c ritic is m in­
volved traffic ro u te through the
Village of Low vllle, New York
State Highways t2and26.M lU t*ry
traffic en route to andfrom C am p
D rum should co n sid er u se of
In terstate
Highway 81 when
feasible to avoid undue congestion
in Low vllle o r o th e r sm all towns.
In te rs ta te highways, with lim ited
a c c e s s and constructed according
to s tr ic t F e d e ra l Specification,
provide a g re a te r degree of safety
than two lane highways; th erefo re,
should be used when possible for
(P hoto by U rbantik)
m ilita ry
s , J1
HEADS
CRUSADE
- D r. John
“ . . .C om m anders o f units
operating m ilitary vehicles over B rooks, L ow vllle, president of
public highways will Insure the Lewis County Unit of the
convoys and individual vehicles A m erican C a n c e r Society, has
a r e operated In accordance with announced the appointment of
m ilita ry policy and regulations. H arvey L . In g erso ll,T u rin , as the
E m phasis Is req u ire d to Insure 1973 C ru sa d e chairm an for Lewis
minimum
In terference
with County.
(Continued on Pajxe I-B)
civilian
traffic
and
stric t
WELDING CLASSES - Two
c la s se s In welding a r e beginning
o« T hursday, J a n . 18, a t 7 p„m.
Both men andwom en a re welcom e
to participate.
LeRoy N ichols, te a c h e r of Ag­
ricu ltu re M echanics at the Oc­
cupational C e n te r, will p re se n t
a ten-week co u rse In e le c trlc a r e welding. Theory and p ractice
a r e Included.
M arvin M cL ear, auto body r e ­
p air teach er, will teach a ten
How can ag ric u ltu re b e tte r in­
fluence our nation’s urban C on­
g re s s and consum er o rien ted De­
partm ent of A g riculture? E a s t­
e rn Milk P ro d u c ers feels th at
th is question need s an im m ediate
solution If the d a iry industry
Is going to su rv iv e to th e N orth­
e a s t region o f the United S ta te s.
T his p ast year h as b een one
of tr ia l and tribulation fo r L ew is
County and a r e a d a iry f a r m e r s .
T o rre n tia l ra in s throughout the
n o rth east ham pered th e planting,
grow ing and h arv estin g o f c r o p s .
Flood devastation to Pennsyl­
vania and se v e re dam age to L ew is
County and New York placed a
additional burden on d a iry m e n ,
It will tak e s e v e ra l y e a r s fo r
those who su rv iv ed th e s e r a n g e s
to rebuild th e ir o p eratio n s.
Compounded Indebtedness h as
been fo rce d upon these f a rm e rs
b ec a u se o f a dim inishing n e t r e ­
tu rn f o r th e raw pro d u ct they
produce. O v er-cap italizatio n h as
caused an exodus of d a iry fa r ­
m e rs , both la rg e and s m a ll.
E a ste rn , a s well a s o th er fa rm
o rg an izatio n s, h as experienced
th is lo s s to p ro d u cer m em ber­
sh ip w hich may n e v e r re tu rn to
th e bu sin e ss of farm in g .
T he Incentive to re m a in to
farm in g is dim inishing. In a
Justifiable attem p t to fu rn is h h is
fam ily w ith a hom e com parable
to that o f the n o n -farm fam ily,
th e fa rm e r to going d e e p e r to
dept w hile laboring longer h o u rs
w ith low er n e t incom e.
F or exam ple, it to estim ated
th at New York S tate f a n n e r s
netted 3780 le s s p e r y e a r to
1971, a s com pared to 1970. In
1972, c o s ts have r is e n o n th e
av erag e o f 1450 p e r producer
over
1971
fig u re s.
B ecause c o s ts o f production con­
tinue to outgain f a rm e r Incom e by
two p e r cen t a a sn a lly , f a rm e r s
to this a r e s have experienced an
a v erag e to s s to n e t Incom e a t
approxim ately 11,230, a s com ­
p ared to th e beginning o f th is
decade.
P ric e s have s p ir a le d upw ard
t o r fe e d , m achinery and live­
sto c k , to s a y nothing o f th e in­
flationary p r ic e s paid by fa r­
m e rs a s an Integral p a r t o f con­
su m e r buying of o th e r goods and
B l o o d m o b i l e
S y ra c u se Regional Red
C ro ss Bloodm obile will v isit
the B eaver F a lls a r e a on
T hursday, Ja n . 11, from t l
a .ra , to 4:45 p .m . a t th e B e a ver F a lls Com m unity H all.
T h e co m m itte e
has set
a goal of 125 pinto. When
the Bloodm obile la s t v isit­
ed B eaver F a lls a total of
224 pints w ere donated,
which broke a re c o rd for
the a r e a . T he la s t v isit to
county by th e Bloodm obl!"
w as la th e South L ew is a r e a ,
al which tim e 98 pints w ere
contributed.
s e rv ic e s .
O ther a r e a s of concern tor
f a rm e rs to th is p a rt of the coun­
try a r e the environm ental prob­
lem s and q uality milk sta n d ard s.
T hese Item s a r e of considerable
expense and p re se n t a hardship
fo r those in p re c a rio u s financial
s t r a i ts . T he question h ere to not
one of w hether o r not th ese prob­
lem s
m ust be solved and the
stan d ard s m et, but one of bow to
m eet the c o s ts Involved.
E astern M ilk P ro d u c ers Co­
operativ e req u ested a h earin g to
in c re a se the C la s s 1 m ilk p ric e by
44 c e n ts p e r hundredweight fol­
lowing toe su m m er floods and ad­
v e rs e
w eather
conditions
throughout
toe N o rth eastern
m arketing a r e a . D airy fa rm e rs
would have re a liz e d up to 25 cen ts
p er hundred pounds of m tlk m ore
AMF ’72
Banner
Year
than they a r e now receiv in g tf
th is req u est had not been dented
following
the
N ovem ber e lectlo n s.
M ost co n su m ers a r e a w a re of
the financial plight of d airy m en to
toe N o rth east and m any of the
reaso p s leading to It. T hey also
know of the in creased c o s ts to
p ro c e ssin g , packaging and d is tr i­
bution shouldered by efficient In­
dependent m ilk com panies. Many
of th ese sa m e co n su m ers have
sta te d th e ir w illingness to pay
m ore s o they could continue r e ­
ceiving th e ir needed supply of
fre s h w holesom e m ilk.
However, fed eral governm ent
and o p eratin g cooperative of­
fic ia ls have not m ade an e ffo rt
to im prove to e Income o l d a iry
f a rm e rs in th is s e c to r by ob­
taining th e kind of p rtc e s for
them n e c e s s a ry to m eet th e ir
skyrocketing c o s ts o f production.
In fa c t. Just the r e v e r s e se em s
to be toe o r d e r of the day. O p er­
ating cooperatives (those who
p ro c e ss , package and d istrib u te
m ilk) recen tly trie d , through a
fed eral m tlk o rd e r h earin g , to
e x tract m o re m oney from New
York-New J e rs e y m a rk e t d a iry ­
men by levying a $1.50 c h a rg e on
bulk tank p ro d u c e rs.
F u rth e rm o re , num erous c a s e s
of underbidding the independent
m tlk com panies by one o p eratin g
cooperative to p a rtic u la r,
to
o rd e r to c o m e r th e m a rk e t to
many a r e a s , h a s resu lted in finan­
c ia l lo s s e s to both and higher
cooperative m em b ersh ip a s s e s s ­
m en ts. T h ese actions have had
th e effect on m ilk p ro d u c e rs of
low ering th e ir annual averag e
n et Incom e.
E a ste rn M tlk P ro d u c e rs (a
barg ain in g
cooperative)
and
sco re* of Independent m ilk com ­
pany b a y e rs a r e oppoaed to toe
aforem entioned sto p c h a rg e , and
a r e to ag reem en t th at p ro d u cers
m ust re c e iv e a higher n e t Income
tf our grow ing population ts to
enjoy a fre s h wholesom e supply
of m ilk and o u r m tlk in d u stry In
the N o rtheast is to su rv iv e.
A s long a s o u r fed eral govern­
m ent rem ain s co n su m e ro rie n ted , we a r e p e ssim istic o v er the
possib ility of b e tte r Income fo r
d airy f a rm e r s to 1973.
Fuel truck upsets
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fTony U rbanlak Photo)
TRUCK OVERTURNS - A Low­
ville Oil Company fuel oil tank
tru ck overturned F riday, Ja n .
5 , al 1:30 p.m . on R ural Avenue
to Lowvllle, c re a tln g a potentially
hazardous situ atio n .
According to Lowvllle V illage
P o lice, D aniel F ay , Lyons F a lls ,
o p e ra to r of toe tru c k , was back­
ing the vehicle from th e d riv e­
way en terin g toe Lowvllle R ural
C em etery Into toe drivew ay to
toe NUes Monnat resid en ce when
It skidded sidew ays and went off
toe ro ad , overturning.
About 2,000 gallons of fu e l
ojl w ere rem oved fro m to e o v e r­
turned vehicle b efo re It w as
righted and re tu rn e d to th e ro a d .
Paul Forte Elected
Chamber President
AMF in Lowville bad a banner
y e a r to r 1972, according to G arth
Yauchxy,
g en eral
m anager.
Bow ling pin production exceeded
toe 200,000 s e t le v e l, coupled
with sa le s o f bowling ajley lum ­
The Lewis County C ham ber of
b e r and p a rts to J a p a n . T h ese
C om m erce, Inc., held Its f i r s t
s a le s and production fig u res ro se
m eeting fo r the y ear of 1973
to fantastic heights becau se Of
Monday night a t 7 p.m . a t to e
the dem and to r bowling alley
C asto rlan d Hotel.
in stallatio n s In Jap an .
At th is m eeting the o ffic e rs
Em ploym ent to 1972 exceeded
fo r toe y ear w ere elected aad
350 em ployee*.
toe newly elected d ire c to rs w ere
Although tola re p o rt looks un­
Installed. T he C ham ber this y ear
believable, thing* w ere not all
will be rep re sen ted b y the fol­
toe b e st to r long range planning,
lowing o fficers: P re sid en t, P au l
the heavy dem and f o r m aple lum ­
F o rte , N iagara Mohawk, Low­
b e r to r export pushed th e m a r­
vllle; F ir s t V ice - P re sid e n t,
ket p ric e to unheard-of heights.
R ichard Monnat, Monnat’s C o u n T h is cre a te d a h ard sh ip cm a ll
tr y S to r e , Croghan; Second V ic e products produced fo r dom estic
P re sid e n t,
O s c a r Z u rb ru g g ,
u s e , a s well a s cau sin g a sh o rt­
Lyons F a lls. F a rm e r’s C o -o p .,
age fo r a ll fu rn itu re In d u stries
Lyons F a lls; S . J . H arris an d K,
that w ere u sing m aple lum ber.
J a m e s B u rt w ere appointed e x ­
T he effect of th is w ill c a r r y o v er
ecutive se c re ta ry and tr e a s u r e r
tnto 1973.
respectfully.
T h e y ear 1972 w as a ls o one
The newly elected d ire c to rs
F arm p r ic e s a r e expected to Installed w ere as follows: Jo sep h
of c o rre c tiv e action to cu rtailin g
c
re
e
p
upw
ard
this
y
e
a
r
,
but
the
environm ental p o llution. A new
B rooks, B eav erlte C orporation,
d u st co llecto r w as Installed and im pact of the c o s t-p rlc e squeeze B eaver F a lls; Joseph P lourde,
S tate approved a t AMF’s South now choking fa rm e rs w ill h it Its CUmax M anufacturing Com pany,
S tate S tre e t plant. T he Solvent peak d u ring the sp rin g m onths. C astorland; H, Robert N o rte,
T he governm ent em erg en cy
Recovery S y stem s ta rte d to 1971
N orte tt V lrk le r, Inc., Lowvllle;
w as com pleted in 1972, cutting loan and feed p ro g ra m s . Institu­ L eslie F ey , Fey M anufacturing
o v e r 90% o f all vapor em issio n s ted a fte r th is y ear’s flo o d s, a re Company, W est
Leyden; and
one s to rm —one y e a r d e a ls and O scar Z u rb ru g g , Lyons F a lls
to th e atm osphere.
The outlook fo r 1973 is good. th eir c u rre n t sta tu s Jeopardizes F a rm e r’s C o -o p ., Lyons F a lls .
However, th e re w ill b e a d ra s ­ those to need, tt was recen tly
The D irecto rs whose term of
tic cu rtailm en t in lu m b er and announced th at the fe d e ra l govenbowling alley m a te ria l. Bowling m ent h a s sh u t off em ergency
pin production w ill re m a in good d is a s te r loans to f a rm e r s , ef­
w ith lev els of production back fective Ja n u ary 15, in d esig ­
to the 1971 le v e l.
"W e ex­ nated d is a s te r a re a s along the
p e c t em ploym ent to hold a t about E a ste rn seaboard hit by tropi­
270 people fo r 1973,’’ Yauchzy c al s to rm Agnes.
sa id . O ur p lans and budget call
H urrlcan Agnes’ lo s s e s cannot
for continued e ffo rts in environ­
m ental control w ith concentra­ b e offset by one y e a r assista n c e
tion on reducing In-plant noise p ro g ra m s. T o overcom e the full
lev els which ta -tn rn w ilt also r e ­ ex ten t of th ese lo s s e s , II - 111
duce noise levels em itting from take an o v e ra ll im provem ent of
farm net incom e.
the plan ts.”
At toe regular meeting of th e
B oard o f Education o f Low vllle
Academy and C entral School on
January' 8, D istrict S u p e r­
intendent Kenneth E. F o rd p re ­
sented a slld e-lap e p resen tatio n
o f the F letschm ann C om m ission
R eport, The Com m ission w as e s ­
tablished th ree years ago fo In­
vestigate the cost and quality of
education In New York S late. Its
recom m endations are now being
studied throughout the s ta te .
M em bers of the Board o f E d ­
Douglas S . B ro d te, vice p r e s ­
R obert B . Holcom b, board ucation and toe ad m in istrativ e
ident to ch arg e o f Low vllle Of­ ch airm an , Je ff-L ew ls Savings sta ff have been invited to m eet
fic e of toe N ational Bank o f N or­ and Loan A ssociation- "W e have at th e Lowvllle D airy P ro d u cers
thern New York - " I f ra in w ere p assed to e election y e a r with the Coop on T hursday, January I I , t o
a m easu re of econom ic grow th, usual refe re n c e s to econom ics, co n sid er ways of adding a g r i­
1972 su re ly w as a b an n er year fo r p ro s and co n s. We have e x p e r­ cultural educaflon to to e c u r ­
Lewis County. T h e la rg e accum ­ ienced a b e tte r than av erag e y ear riculum .
A re p o rt on the Title 1 re a d ­
ulation of m o istu re d id , however, b y v irtu e of m o re d e p o sits. M ort­
have an ad v erse effect on o u r gage funds have been read ily ing p ro g ram was d iscu ssed . It
ag ricu ltu ral com m unity.
available fo r good and sound shows that considerable g ain s in
reading have been made by the
" T h e d a iry fa rm e r to p a rti­ Investm ents.
c u la r suffered d ire c t lo s s of in ­
"L ew is County Is fortunate children participating In th e sp p com e fro m
low er m ilk pro­ to have the re c re a tio n a re a fo r cial p ro g ram . M rs, M arilyn
duction. F u rth e r lo ss e s wiii be sk iin g and snowmobilLng, a s well Stacy, M rs . Colette Vanya, M rs.
felt throughout th e w inter m onths »a beautiful su m m er re c re a tio n , Helen W halen, and M rs. M arilyn
when the quality and quantity oi lak es fo r boating, fishing, cot­ Jones a r e toe reading te ach ers.
B ecause of th e ro ll-o v e r of
hay will b e a fa c to r. D espite ta g e s , e tc . We a r e proud of our
th is, 1973 should show a like sta ff a t o u r branch.
S u rely , sta te funding, th ree q u a rte rs of
trend. T he recen t su rg e to toe to e participation fro m lhat are* the sla te aid received b y the
stock m ark et provides fo r som e in d icates th at you, to e p ublic, d istric t Is received durin g the
of this o p tim istic outlook. Most a r e a ls o fond of o u r two Marys* last th ree months of the school
econom ist* feel that 1973 will and P ete Grogan. We from Wa­ y ear. T h is n ec e ssita te s b o rro w ,
show a h e a lth ie r economy wlto a tertow n a ls o try to p articip ate lug fo m eet payrolls and monthly
possib ility o f a s ta b le r Inflation. In civ ic affa irs In your a re a . bill* . P erm issio n was granted fo
T his Just might b rin g about a Suggestions of how we may b e tte r borrow toe needed funds through
term ination o f the wage and p ric e o u r se rv ic e s a re alw ays w el­ revenue anticipation note*.
P erm issio n w as a ls o g ran ted
control durin g toe y e a r, but th is com ed by m e.
la not v ery lik ely .
"H opefully, the unemployment the adm inistration to p re p a re and
ad
v ertise for bids f o r supplying
" A s p red icted , ln le re sl ra te s r a te will b e much low er the
(Continued on Page I-B )
coming y e a r,”
(Continued on Page I-B )
Key Bankers ’73
Forecast Promising
Wits peace in V ietnam ap­
pearing n e a r and with toe P r e s i­
dent’s econom ic m e a s u re s hold­
ing p ro m is e of p o sitiv e r e s u lts ,
the p ro sp e c ts fo r 1973 in L ew is
County appear to b e good.
T hree leading bankers o f Lew­
i s County today outlined th e tr
fo re c a sts for 1973 to exclusive
sta te m e n ts to the Jo u rn a l and
Republican.
C a rl ,H. Kleim ann, p re sid e n t,
L ew is County T ru s t Com pany «
" V a rio u s banking and financial
re p o rts that a r e available to toe
T ru s t Company Indicate th at o u r
•c a to m y should tu rn in a strong
weeks c o u rse in oxygen acetelyn p erform ance to 1973 , M ost eco­
n o m ists expert that to -re c o v e ry ,
welding.
Both co u rsp s will be conducted which approached boom p ro p o r­
at the Occupational C enter to tions during p a r ts of 1972, will
G lenfleld.
To
r e g is te r, in ­ b e m aintained w ell into the new
dividuals m u st b e p resen t a t th e y e a r. Econom ic in d ic a to rs point
ftrs f c la s s m eeting on J a n . 18, fo a continued tip-swlng In toe
A $5 re g istratio n fee Is charged f irs t six months of 1973 w lto an
fo r all new adults enrolling At easin g In the second half,
"E conom ists
*e*m to an ti­
that tim e. No additional charge
will b e m ade to those Individual* cip ate r e a l economic growth to
who attended toe A ra l ten-MMfc toe a r e a o f 9% to 10% w ith a (Contlnued on Page l-B )
c o u rs e .
T H IS
10, 1973
Report
Summary
Presented
G lenfleld;
G arth
o ffice ex p ired w ere Ja m e s A rv - f a rm e r ,
o n ite s, V ocational School, Glen­ Yaoshzy, A M .P ., Low vllle; G ary
fleld ; F ra n c is F a y , Insurance Buckingham, G A B M ark et, Hor*
B ro k e r, D e e r
R iv er; Claude rlsv llle ; C a rl M ille r, M ille r's
G leaam an, G leasm an’s co ttag es, S to re , LowvUle; M artin ScblU,
B ran tin gham ; C.H . (N ell) Handy, Snow
R idge, T urin; Edw ard
L ew is County E xtenatoa S e n d e e , S ic k e r, D istric t P rin c ip a l, South
LowvUle; R o b e rt McCabe, L atex L ew is S chools, T urin ; and Ja m es
F ib e r Indue t r i e s . B e a re r F a lls . S hea, Georgia P acific, Lyons
The following p erso n s a r e also F a lls.
G uests p resen t a t the m eeting
d ire c to rs
of
the C ham ber:
Kenneth
G ordon.
S b en rtn
Included Paul M erz, C hairm an of
W illiam s, LowvUle; G erald R eed, th e B o a rd a t L eg islato rs, Lew is
County, U rban K arch er, Comity
T re a s u r e r; E z ra M oshter, M ayor
o f C asto rlan d ; B e rn ard S ullivan,
Office of L ocal Governm ent,
P lan s fo r th e y e a r 1973 w ere
d isc u sse d and a r e p o rt w as given
by E dw ard S te b e r on d octor p r o ­
cu rem en t for Lewis County.
T hose p resen t w ere urged to
attend If possible a m eeting to be
held a t th e C ourt House T hursday
evening
at 7 p .m . by the
Adirondack P a rk Agency w here
posalble plans w ill b e d isc u sse d
T he f i r s t 1973 snow su rv ey co to e developm ent of th e A diron­
re s u lts have been announced by dack P ark , p a rt o f which Is to
to e B oard o f th e Hudson-Black Lew is C ounty.
R iv er Regulating D is tric t and
The m em ber# w ere also urged
o th e r c o o p e ra to rs a t 19 re g u la r to atten d a m eeting W ednesday
sta tio n s throughout to e u p p er r e ­ evening at the Oneida County
gion of the B lack R iver d rain ag e A irport on the F u tu re develop­
b asin .
m ent of the Nu-W ay.
T his y e a r, to e av erag e snow
d epth is about two Inches g re a t­
e r than la s t y e a r 's but four Inches
le s s
than
in
1971. M o re
Im portantly, to e w ater content
is about double la s t y e a r’s and
about equal to that of 197 L.
W ater content i s co n sid ered to
b e the amount of w ater s to re d
la th e snow pack In the fa rm of
snow , c r u s t o r Ice p a rtic le s and
re p re se n ts s to re d precip itatio n .
As a guide, to e n o rm al p re­
cipitation in to e unland regions
M rs, F ern W„ Munn, Boonvttle
of toe B lack R iv er W atershed is
co n sid ered to b e about four Inches RJD. i , h as resigned, effective
p e r month. T h e re fo re , this s u r ­ Ja n , 1, a s the Republican Lew is
C om m issioner of toe
vey shows that th e re Is p resen tly County
B oard of E lections,
o v er one month’s n o rm al p r e ­
M rs . Munn sa id today that sh e
cipitation being sto re d a s snow
and considered as potential ru n h as subm itted h e r resig n atio n to
-o ff w ater to case o f * Jan u ary P aul C . M erz, ch airm an -o f the
L ew is County B oard o f L eg is­
thaw.
The drainage a r e a m axtm um of la to rs . No action h as been taken
24 laches- snow depth and 6,50 » s y e t by the L eg islatu re In
Inches w ater content w as r e ­ nam ing a su c c e sso r.
M r*. Munn Joined to e B oard
co rd ed
a t B lghm arket on the
w estern slopes o f Tug H U l.S ears o f E lectio n s as a co m m issio n er
Pond, an o th er sta tio n on th e Tug on O ct. 11, 1951, succeeding the
HlH P lateau , w as a c lo s e second la te Marlon HOI, Copenhagen.
M rs, Munu Is m a rrie d to O tis
wtih 23 Inches o f snow but with
toe sam eam o u n to f sto ra g e w ater. Munn and the couple o p erates
The snow depth o f 16.6 inches a d a iry te rm along Route 12-D,
a t S tillw ater R eserv o ir th is y e a r n e a r T alcottvllle. T he farm has
Is about equal to the 33 y ear been in toe family sin ce 1835.
M rs , Munn h as se rv e d a s v ice
averag e with the w a te r content
of 4.80 lach es being o v er 50% ch airm an o f toe L ew is County
C om m ittee ain ce
g re a te r than n o rm al fo r to ts p e r ­ Republican
1954. She I s a m em ber of the
iod.
Due to to e exceptionally high Lewis
County W om en's Re­
precipitation
of
D ecem b er, publican Club, having se rv e d as
and corresponding
coupled w ith a thaw a t th e end tr e a s u r e r
of the month, aH s tr e a m s a re se c re ta ry .
open, a ll ponds and lak es fu ll,
M rs, Munn h as been an activ e
tf ahy bodies a r e Ice co v ered , w orker to the Republican P a rty
th e re would b e only a m inim um since she w as f irs t able to vote
of thickness and h azardous to a t to e age of 21.
any kind of tra v e l. As of Ja n ­
Until M rs. Munn’s poattlon la
uary 3 , toe snow p ack h ad c ru sled filled , wlto two y e a rs rem aining
sufficiently to su sta in toe weight on h er fo u r y e a r te rm , M rs.
Duffy, Lowvllle, the
of an av erag e p erso n without the Phyllis
D em ocratic
co m m issio n er,
u se of s k is o r snow shoes.
The ground w ater Is M im o U y M aintains th e B oard of E lections
high in re p re se n ta tiv e te a tr# e » a Office a t the C ourt House. M rs,
and the ground I* not frozen Duffy w as recen tly reappointed
at any of toe Survey locations. to a fo u r-y ear te rm .
Moderate
Snowfall
Recorded
Election
Official
Resigns